Chapter 2 of Sam in the Suburbs is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Sam in the Suburbs is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I wouldn’t,” said Mr. Braddock stoutly. “I’d love a bit of adventure.” “Well, why don’t you have it? You’ve got plenty of money. You could be a pirate of the Spanish Main if you wanted.”
Chapter 2 of Sam in the Suburbs is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading ““I’d love a bit of adventure.””
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading ““I’d love a bit of adventure.””
most important element
From this reading “You could be a pirate of the Spanish Main if you wanted.””
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading “You could be a pirate of the Spanish Main if you wanted.””
a full supply
From this reading “You’ve got plenty of money.”
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading “You could be a pirate of the Spanish Main if you wanted.””
in a resolute manner
From this reading ““I wouldn’t,” said Mr. Braddock stoutly.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “You could be a pirate of the Spanish Main if you wanted.””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “You’ve got plenty of money.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I’d love a bit of adventure.”
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “I’d love a bit of adventure.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You could be a pirate of the Spanish Main if you wanted.”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “I’d love a bit of adventure.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wouldn’t,” said Mr. Braddock stoutly.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading You could be a pirate of the Spanish Main if you wanted.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, why don’t you have it?
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You’ve got plenty of money.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, why don’t you have it?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wouldn’t,” said Mr. Braddock stoutly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’d love a bit of adventure.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You could be a pirate of the Spanish Main if you wanted.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, why don’t you have it?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “I’d love a bit of adventure.”
most important element
From this reading You could be a pirate of the Spanish Main if you wanted.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading You’ve got plenty of money.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “I wouldn’t,” said Mr. Braddock stoutly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I’d love a bit of adventure.”
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading You could be a pirate of the Spanish Main if you wanted.”
a full supply
From this reading You’ve got plenty of money.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I wouldn’t,” said Mr. Braddock stoutly.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading You could be a pirate of the Spanish Main if you wanted.”
in a resolute manner
From this reading “I wouldn’t,” said Mr. Braddock stoutly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You could be a pirate of the Spanish Main if you wanted.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading You could be a pirate of the Spanish Main if you wanted.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, why don’t you have it?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Well, why don’t you have it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wouldn’t,” said Mr. Braddock stoutly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, why don’t you have it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’ve got plenty of money.
Chapter 2 of Sam in the Suburbs by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 2 holds 404 sentences of Sam in the Suburbs, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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